So according to Eugen, he's been using XMPP during a time when people let their desktop PCs run all the time, which is ideal for XMPP's requirement to maintain an active connection from sender to recipient in order to actually deliver messages.
But when the world transitioned from desktop PCs to mobile phones, XMPP's requirement to stay always on was just not practical, and the world moved on from XMPP and onto other platforms.
The only way people used XMPP was through Facebook and Google Talk, but the mainstream really didn't have a strong appreciation for XMPP.
According to Eugen, Email is still going strong because everyone knows how to work with it
Effectively, embracing, extending, extinguishing is just not a thing for email yet.
I have previously expressed how much I am against the EEE argument, but considering that there is this linked post from someone who actually has experience with working at a company that does engage in EEE, I guess I should check my opinions about EEE at the door, shut up, and hear out the concerns from people. https://mas.to/@andthisismrspeacock/111588768178247161
The fear and reaction regarding the possibility of Meta enacting "embrace, extend, extinguish" of ActivityPub and the rest of the Fediverse is starting to feel a lot like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"I can't interact with my friends on Threads from my server that has Threads blocked. I guess I'll just join Threads so that I can finally interact with them on Threads"
I'm wondering if I should block the entire instance...
With what I'm writing, I can't accept stupid and malicious comments, which would be fatal for some people...and we know how users are on other platforms.
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@si_irini
You are right to be concerned about unqualified comments. The mere number of new users, all unaware of #Mastodon#netiquette, that is coming to the #Fediverse through #Threads constitutes a cultural shock. I call them, therefore, the #MetaHordes, likening them to the #Hun invasion of the 7th century.
We had a discussion about this with @2ndStar that you might find useful, as well as detailed instructions on how to #BlockMeta.
The network effect for #ActivityPub is gaining some serious momentum right now. As more services adopt the protocol, more people, more communities and more content are added to the network making it increasingly more valuable for everyone. This will only accelerate in the coming months as Threads, Wordpress, Tumblr, Flipboard and others federate.
We're still in early innings but there's no way to put this genie back in the bottle. The open social Web / the #Fediverse is going to be huge.
Meta can see any public posts anyway, because they are public: all they need is a web crawler, which they have.
One of the dangers in my view is the extra costs of federating with Threads, which can make running small instances unaffordable, and promote consolidation of the user base into large instances.
Thankfully, entire instances can be blocked, and I anticipate that many will block threads.net as the means to block not only the shenanigans from Meta but also to survive as a small community and on a limited budget for running the server.
Even individual users can block entire instances in their Preferences, under "Import and Export", "Import" tab, choosing "Domain block list" as the type of CSV file to upload – and all the file needs to contain is "threads.net" without quotes.
Given that such goals as stated are at best orthogonal, and many plainly opposed to Meta's business model, I don't share the reasons for optimism. Time will tell, and hopefully if the outcome is negative, communities will be able to recover. @scribandotcom@mike
..ich noch die vielen Trolle, MAGATs und ähnliches mehr mit. Ich hatte keine massiven Probleme, aber ich will mir keine Zeit mehr für ReplyGuys und Leute mit "unfreundlichen Umgangston" bzw. einer "agenda" nehmen.
Jeder kann sich im #Fediverse einen Account kostenlos zulegen. Etwas "Mühe" (und Intelligenz 😉 ) muss einem dass schon wert sein.
This was delivered to me as a pop-up on Facebook. I have never in my life seen so many billionaires so heavily invested in pushing Conservative politics as this past year. #cdnpoli
For those unaware, news is shared on Social Media through links, which are unaffected by Canada's Online News Act. Links are not publication. Notice how Meta owns Threads, yet they are miraculously not restricted in any way? Only Facebook and Instagram is, because this is a show of force and power, not a real issue.
I have a question and I am hoping someone out there has an answer … If my current server does not block Meta and I redirect my account to a server that does block meta … will my account be protected from meta???
Well-known trans writer & commentator Alejandra Caraballo (Esqueer) was hit with a content violation after replying to harassment from gay transphobe Ian Miles Cheong. #ThreadsApp#Instagram#Facebook#BlockMeta#fediverse
Any good guide for #ActivityPub admins out there who want to learn all about defederation, blocking, silencing, invite-only etc.?
Feels like a canonical resource on ‘Determining your instance’s availability on the fediverse’ is missing and much needed with the advent of #threads and #BlockMeta
Federation happens on a spectrum between complete federation and complete defederation. Admins as well as tenants need to be educated on the impacts of different #fediverse configurations.
Zuck says 10M users signed up in first 7 hours. Mass-reported content from GAG etc still remains up. 🤮 The algorithmic feed is a mix of irrelevant influencer accounts and the folks you follow replying to ransoms that you don't. #fediverse#Meta#BlockMeta#ThreadsApp#Threads#Instagram#FediblockMeta
@jo But I thought it's so awesome and federation and stuff, Eugen sad so :< They wouldn't do the bad things, right @Gargron? Surely nothing that warrants stuff like, oh I don't know, perhaps defederating? :breadthink: Let's become one big happy family with the Leopards, I'm certain they won't eat our faces. :blahaj: #FediBlockMeta#BlockMeta#ThreadsApp#Threads#Meta
...personally identifiable information (PIF) on its users is essential.
Even if (today 😉 -- see #France's moves towards a #SurveillanceState in my TL*) you live in a liberal democracy, you might be endangering not-infosec savvy Fedizens who are not e.g. in the aforementioned countries or several of the Arabian countries, e.g. #Iran.